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Santa Clara County paramedic found shot in car in Oakland hills

By Natalie Neysa Alund Oakland Tribune

Posted:
04/03/2013 06:26:26 AM PDT

Updated:
04/03/2013 06:26:49 AM PDT

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Oakland police investigate a shooting scene in the 5200 block of Keller Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A man was shot at least once while inside his vehicle and is in guarded condition in a local hospital. No suspects and no motive were immediately known, police said. (Jane Tyska/Staff)

OAKLAND -- A paramedic was hospitalized and listed in critical condition Tuesday after he was shot in the head and crashed the car he was driving down a deep ravine, police said.

Shortly before noon, police were called to the 5200 block of Keller Avenue in East Oakland, just west of Skyline Boulevard, for a report of a man who had been shot, police said.

Sgt. Arturo Bautista said it appears someone inside one vehicle shot at the man in his Honda, and that the victim then drove off the roadway and crashed down an embankment, where emergency crews rescued him.

The man, whose name and age were not released, was taken to a hospital and is listed in critical condition, police said. The victim is a paramedic with Santa Clara County Ambulance, where he has worked since 2011, according to a statement from the company.

An Oakland police crime scene technician investigates a shooting scene as a tow truck driver removes a loose front bumper in the 5200 block of Keller Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A man was shot at least once while inside his vehicle and is in guarded condition in a local hospital. No suspects and no motive were immediately known, police said. (Jane Tyska/Staff)

No suspects have been arrested and a motive in the shooting was not immediately known, police said.

Anyone with information about the shooting should call Oakland Police at 510-238-3821.

Wire services contributed to this report. Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.